ECONOMIC BULLETIN Q1 2018

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1 July 2018 ECONOMIC BULLETIN Q Moderate decline in production, turnover, manufacturing prices and exports and steady employment growth Food and drink industry Decrease in production and sales, and lower manufacturing prices In Q1 2018, EU food and drink industry production decreased by 0.1% compared to the previous quarter. EU food and drink industry turnover decreased by 0.3% compared to the previous quarter. The year-on-year comparison shows that total manufacturing production growth exceeded food and drink industry production growth (3.8% vs. 1.4% compared to Q1 2017). The same trend is observed for turnover (4.3% vs. 3.4% compared to Q1 2017). Food manufacturing prices decreased by 0.4% in Q and were 1.2% higher than in Q Employment growth remains steady Click here for more information Employment in the EU food and drink industry increased by 0.2% in Q and remained on a growth path since Q In the long term, employment growth in the food and drink industry continues to outperform the one in the manufacturing industry (Q1 2018/Q1 2013: +6.4% vs. +5.9%). EU exports slightly lower at 26 billion Click here for more information EU exports of food and drinks totalled 26 billion in Q (Q1 2018/Q1 2017: -0.4%). The trade surplus stood at 8.4 billion in Q The top 5 products with the largest share in export value generated 12.5 billion in Q (meat products, dairy products, wine, spirits, processed fruits and vegetables). EU imports of food and drinks reached 17.6 billion (Q1 2018/Q1 2017: -5.1%). Click here for more information Agricultural commodities Further decline in the FAO food price index The FAO food price index decreased by 2% in Q compared to the previous quarter and was down 2% compared to Q In Q1 2018, EU prices for most agricultural commodities decreased except for corn and soft wheat. World market prices increased for most commodities, except for sugar, coffee, palm oil, soybean oil and rapeseed. The year-on-year comparison shows a decline in world market prices for all the main agricultural commodities, with the most significant decrease observed for sugar, SMP, cocoa, coffee and WMP. Retail Click here for more information Retail trade in foodstuffs reaches new peak Retail trade in foodstuffs was up by 0.5% compared to Q and reached a new peak in March Year-on-year retail trade growth in foodstuffs increased by 2.6%, whereas total retail trade was 2.3% higher compared to March Consumer prices increased by 0.8% in Q1 2018, and were 1.8% higher compared to Q Click here for more information Avenue des Nerviens, Brussels - BELGIUM - Tel info@fooddrinkeurope.eu - Copyright FoodDrinkEurope aisbl; photocopying or electronic copying is illegal.

2 Methodology Except for imports and exports data which represent the evolution of the current quarter compared to the same quarter of the previous year, all other evolutions are represented with respect to the previous quarter (or month) of the same year. EU refers to EU28 in the text, unless otherwise specified. The EU food and drink industry is identified by NACE Rev.2 codes C10 (manufacture of food products) and C11 (manufacture of beverages). Sources European Commission, Eurostat data and indices (production, turnover, retail trade, employment, prices) European Commission, Eurostat statistics explained European Commission, Eurostat Easy Comext Trade Data (based on division 10 & 11 of the NACE Rev.2 classification), CPA FAO Food Price Index European Commission, DG Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) European Commission, DG Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI), Commodity price dashboard European Commission, Eurostat News Release 92/2018, Volume of retail trade up by 0.1% in euro area - Up by 0.4% in EU28, 5 June dba-a3a9-6f70c90f2b2b About the quarterly economic bulletin FoodDrinkEurope s Economic Bulletin is published on a quarterly basis. It covers a set of key indicators which highlight the major economic trends in the European food and drink industry: production, turnover, employment, external trade, key raw material prices, and retail trade. For more information on FoodDrinkEurope and its activities, please visit:

3 ECONOMIC BULLETIN Q Annex Production and turnover of the EU food and drink industry Production index 2017 Q Q Q Q Q1 y-o-y Total manufacturing % change Food and drink industry % change The industrial production index (also called industrial output index or industrial volume index) measures the changes in the price adjusted-output of industry. Turnover index 2017 Q Q Q Q Q1 y-o-y Total manufacturing % change Food and drink industry % change The index of industrial turnover measures the development of turnover (sales) in the European industry (it is influenced by changes in prices of the traded industrial goods and by changes of the traded volumes of goods).

4 2014Q1 2014Q2 2014Q3 2014Q4 2015Q1 2015Q2 2015Q3 2015Q4 2016Q1 2016Q2 2016Q3 2016Q4 2017Q1 2017Q2 2017Q3 2017Q4 Annex to Economic Bulletin Q Page 2 of 10 EU quarterly manufacturing production and turnover, (2015=100) Total manufacturing production Total manufacturing turnover Food and drink industry production Food and drink industry turnover Food and drink production by Member State Member State 2017 Q4 / 2017 Q Q1 / 2017 Q Q1 / 2017 Q1 EU Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Latvia Lithuania Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Spain United Kingdom No data available for Croatia, Cyprus, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden

5 Annex to Economic Bulletin Q Page 3 of 10 Food and drink turnover by Member State Member State 2017 Q4 / 2017 Q Q1 / 2017 Q Q1 / 2017 Q1 EU Austria Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Latvia Lithuania Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Spain No data available for Croatia, Cyprus, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom

6 2014Q1 2014Q2 2014Q3 2014Q4 2015Q1 2015Q2 2015Q3 2015Q4 2016Q1 2016Q2 2016Q3 2016Q4 2017Q1 2017Q2 2017Q3 2017Q4 2018Q1 Annex to Economic Bulletin Q Page 4 of 10 Employment in the EU food and drink industry Employment index Employment 2017 Q Q Q Q Q1 y-o-y Total manufacturing % change Food and drink industry % change The labour input measures the number of persons employed in the total manufacturing industry vs. the food and drink industry in the EU, seasonally adjusted. Employment in the EU food and drink industry compared to manufacturing, (2015=100) Manufacturing Food and drink industry

7 Annex to Economic Bulletin Q Page 5 of 10 Food and drink industry employment by Member State Member State 2017 Q4 / 2017 Q Q1 / 2017 Q4. No data available for Cyprus, Greece (discontinued), Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia 2018 Q1 / 2017 Q1 EU Austria Belgium 0.2 na na Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Ireland -1.6 na na Latvia Lithuania Netherlands 0.6 na na Poland Portugal Romania Spain Sweden United Kingdom

8 Q / Q % change Annex to Economic Bulletin Q Page 6 of 10 External trade EU food and drink trade ( billion) 2017 Q Q Q Q Q1 y-o-y Exports Imports Balance EU food and drink export, ( billion) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Export performance by sub-sector in Q million ,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 Meat products -1.6% Wine 9.6% Spirits 1.9% Dairy products 8.0% Chocolate and confectionery Processed fruits and vegetables 4.1% 0.3% Oils and fats Bakery and and farinaceous farinaceus products Fish products Animal feeds -0.3% 6.5% 3.1% 18.0%

9 Annex to Economic Bulletin Q Page 7 of 10 Trade by sub-sector in value and volume in Q VALUE_IN_MMN_EUROS QUANTITY_IN_1000 tonnes FLOW IMPORT IMPORT % change EXPORT EXPORT % change Trade Balance IMPORT IMPORT % change EXPORT EXPORT % change PRODUCT/PERIOD Q Q Q Q Q Q trend Q Q Q Q Food and drink 18,535 17, % 26,142 26, % 7,607 8,448 11% 17,127 16, % 13,641 14, % Food 17,188 16, % 19,248 19, % 2,060 2,740 33% 15,715 15, % 10,226 10, % Drink 1,347 1, % 6,894 7, % 5,546 5,708 3% 1,412 1, % 3,416 3, % Meat products 1,697 1, % 3,365 3, % 1,668 1,450-13% % 1,983 1, % Dairy products % 2,844 2, % 2,684 2,570-4% % 1,132 1, % Wine % 2,539 2, % 1,943 2,040 5% % % Spirits % 2,309 2, % 1,962 2,006 2% % % Processed fruits and vegetables 2,229 2, % 1,618 1, % % 1,844 1, % 1,348 1, % Chocolate and confectionery % 1,507 1, % % % % Oils and fats 4,426 3, % 1,514 1, % -2,912-2,500-14% 8,932 8, % 1,129 1, % Animal feeds % 968 1, % % % % Fish and seafood products 4,680 4, % % -3,735-3,709-1% 1,180 1, % % Mineral waters and soft drinks % % % % 991 1, % Grain mill and starch products % % % % 1,236 1, % Bakery and farinaceus products % 1, % % % % Beer % % % % % Processed tea and coffee % % % % % Cider % % % % % Sources: Eurostat Easy Comext; own calculations

10 Annex to Economic Bulletin Q Page 8 of 10 Prices of agricultural commodities FAO Food Price Index Source: FAO Food Price Index Main agricultural commodity prices Agricultural commodity CEREALS Q average EU Q1 2018/ Q Q1 2018/ Q Q average WORLD Q1 2018/ Q Q1 2018/ Q EUR/T % change % change EUR/T % change % change Corn Soft wheat DAIRY SMP 1, , WMP 2, , SUGAR White sugar USD/T % % OILS AND OIL CROPS Soybean oil Soybean Soybean meal Rapeseed Palm oil COFFEE AND COCOA Cocoa 2, Coffee 2, Sources: World prices: FAO (cereals), CIAL (dairy), USDA (sugar); EU prices: DG AGRI; own calculations

11 2014M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M03 Annex to Economic Bulletin Q Page 9 of 10 Retail trade Volume of retail trade Nov-17 Dec-17 Jan-18 Feb-18 Mar-18 y-o-y Total retail Food, drinks and tobacco The index of the volume of retail trade measures the monthly changes of the deflated turnover of retail trade. EU monthly retail trade volume by product group, (2015=100) Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles Retail sale of food, drinks and tobacco Sources: Eurostat; Eurostat News Release 92/2018

12 2010Q1 2010Q2 2010Q3 2010Q4 2011Q1 2011Q2 2011Q3 2011Q4 2012Q1 2012Q2 2012Q3 2012Q4 2013Q1 2013Q2 2013Q3 2013Q4 2014Q1 2014Q2 2014Q3 2014Q4 2015Q1 2015Q2 2015Q3 2015Q4 2016Q1 2016Q2 2016Q3 2016Q4 2017Q1 2017Q2 2017Q3 2017Q4 2018Q1 INDEX 2010=100 Annex to Economic Bulletin Q Page 10 of 10 Price developments along the EU food chain Price developments 2017 Q Q Q Q Q1 y-o-y Agricultural prices* Food manufacturing prices Food consumer prices Inflation Agricultural prices* Food manufacturing prices Food consumer prices Inflation * Eurostat monthly indices for EU agricultural prices are available until December Beyond, the index is estimated based on cereals, sugar, milk, meat, tomatoes and apples monthly prices weighted by annual production. Sources: Eurostat and DG Agriculture and Rural Development; own calculations